The arrests of athletes and other misdeeds are often covered with so much vigor. What LaMarr Woodley did for his high school most accurately depicts how pro athletes influence the community. When the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker heard that his alma mater, Saginaw High, his alma mater, was in so much financial trouble that it would [...]
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